wretch ſunk down and died beneath table, but ⟨never⟩ returned to life again, to the great aſtoniſhment of ⟨all⟩ the company.
Another wonderful ſtory they tell of him at the ⟨ſame⟩ time, the lord Ochiltry the captain, being both ſon to the good lord Ochiltry, and Mr. Welch's uncle in law was indeed very civil to Mr. Welch, but being for a long time, through the multitude of affairs, kept from viſiting Mr. Welch in his chamber, as he was one day walking in the court, and he eſpying Mr Welch at his chamber window aſked him kindly how he ⟨did⟩, and if in ⟨any⟩ thing he could ſerve him. Mr. Welch anſwered him, ⟨he⟩ would earneſtly entreat his lordſhip, being at that ⟨time⟩ to go to court, to petition king James in his name, ⟨that⟩ he might have liberty to preach the goſpel; which my lord promiſed to do Mr. Welch anſwered, my lord both becauſe you are my kinſman, and for other reaſons, I would earneſtly entreat, and obteſt you not ⟨to⟩ promiſe except you faithfully perform. My lord anſwered, He would faithfully perform his promiſe; and ⟨he⟩ went for London But though at his firſt arrival he ⟨was⟩ really purpoſed to preſent the petition to the king, ⟨when⟩ he found the king in ſuch a rage againſt the godly miniſters that he durſt not at that time preſent it, ſo he thought fit to delay it, and thereafter fully forgot.
The firſt time that Mr. Welch ſaw his face after ⟨his⟩ return from court, he aſked him what he had done ⟨with⟩ his petition. My lord anſwered he. He had preſented ⟨it⟩ to the king, but that the king was in ſo great a rage againſt the miniſters at that time, he believed it had been forgotten, for he had gotten no anſwer. Nay ſaid Mr. Welch to him, My lord you ſhould not lye to God, and to me, for I know you never delivered it, though I warned you to take heed not to undertake it, except you woul dperform it; but becauſe you have dealt ſo unfaithfully, remember God ſhall take from you both ſtate and honours, and give them to your neighbour your own time which accordingly came to paſs, ⟨for⟩ both his eſtate and honours were in his own time ra(illegible text) ſtated upon James Stewart ſon to captain James, ⟨who⟩
